Man tries to kick out cruiser windows, deputies say

Deputies arrested a Madeira Beach man after they said he struck a telephone pole, left the scene, left a 7-year-old passenger in a median at another location, struck two vehicles leaving two people with minor injuries and left that scene.

Grant Mulder, 41, is charged with leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, child abuse, leaving the scene of crash with injuries, DUI and driving with a license suspended or revoked.

Authorities said Mulder struck a telephone pole at 131st Avenue and Pelican Lane in Madeira Beach.

Deputies said a witness to the crash saw that the airbag of the vehicle had deployed, hitting the child and approached the vehicle in an attempt to help the 7-year-old girl out of the car.

Mulder drove away from the scene of the crash with the child still inside the vehicle, officials said.

According to a news release, Mulder then headed to Duhme Road and the Tom Stuart Causeway, where the 7-year-old got out of the vehicle.

Another witness called 911 when they saw Mulder drive away, leaving the child in the median, according to investigators.

Deputies said Mulder then headed north on 113th Street where he struck two vehicles that were stopped side by side at the light at Park Boulevard. He tried to pass between them when he struck them from behind, the release said.

The two drivers 18-year-old Zachary Barrett and 21-year-old Rebekah Trout were treated for minor injuries.

Authorities said Mulder then backed up, went around the crashed vehicles and continued north on 113th where a deputy conducted a traffic stop at 113th and Ulmerton Road; and arrested Mulder.

Deputies said when Mulder was placed in the deputy's vehicle, he tried to kick the cruiser windows out. He was transported to the Pinellas County Jail